Integration with vBulletin - vB Google Adsense for Search plus Integration

This is no longer supported - however I will be working on a 4.0 compatible version of this.

This is the same version as 3.7 as I've had a few reports that it works just fine in 3.8. Plus, I have it running on 3.8 with no issues.

Step 1:
You may have to resetup your adsense. If you do, you will get a new pub ID - this one includes your previous pub and tacks on your GALT (which is set up when you resetup your adsense account). I used www.christianboards.org and www.google.com (so it would search my site and the web - you can choose only your site, or any location that is web-accessible for results)

Example: partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp

If your partner-pub ID does not look like the example, you will see an error.

Also, keep in mind, all sites you put into the box for the adsense (one per line) will be integrated into the search and the search results.

Step 2:
Edit your searchresults.php file.
Find:

chdir('/path/to/your/forums/');

Put your correct value.

Example: chdir('/var/www/vhosts/yoursite.com/forums/');

Step 3:
Upload this file your forum's root. An example of your forum's root is below.

Example: http://www.yoursite.com/forums/searchresults.php

Step 4:
Install the product
Go to Admincp => Plugins & Products => Manage Products => [Add/Import Product] => Browse for product-davidw_vb_google_search.xml => Import

Step 5:
Configure your Admincp options
Go to Admincp => vBullitin Options => vBulletin Options => Find vB Google Search (Adsense) then click [Edit Settings]
Edit your new Partner-pub ID (the one you just had reset up - see example in red above), Google box width, iframe widthfor your results (I use 800 in the screenshot, but you can change this based on your needs), and the full URL to your searchresults.php.

NOTE! If you do not enter these in, you will see errors.

Step 6: Optional
Edit 1 template:
Admincp => Styles & Templates => Style Manager => Edit Templates (on your style) => Search Templates => search_forums => under $navbar, add $google_siteadsearch

Step 7: Optional (for vBAdvanced 3.x only)
vBa CMPS => Default Settings => Main Options => Portal Output Global Variables

Add these variables:
template_hook
google_navadsearch
homeurl

=> Save

vBa CMPS => Edit Modules => Search Forums => Select Action => Copy Module

Main Options
Module Title Google Search site / Forums
Template To Include search_google

Module Wrapper Template Options
Form Code Replace default code with

<form action="http://www.yoursite.com/forums/searchresults.php" type="hidden" name="search" target="_blank">

Click Save
Edit locations where you want to set this active to.

[davidw]

As I've only used this in English, I am unsure.
One hypothesis is to only search one or the other and to change that possibly is to do this:
Find each template one value that looks like this:
<input type="hidden"
Add below:
<input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en">
change en to whichever language code you wish.
Multiple languages I am unsure about, but this is the closest I suspect would work.

[xpla]

I installed it correctly but i can't see google search anywhere?!

[KURTZ]

just upgraded, thanks david

[davidw]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

just upgraded, thanks david

No problem - in about a week or two I will have 1.7 released with a few new features.

Originally Posted by xpla

I installed it correctly but i can't see google search anywhere?!

Are you referring to the search boxes or the searchresults.php file? If you are referring to the former, are you using your navigation in the header?

[smooth-c]

Bad Request
Your client has issued a malformed or illegal request.

I get this same error and i've entered the google publication id both ways, with and without the -

Could someone help? Thanks!

[davidw]

Does yours look like this:
Example: partner-pub-0123456789012345:lnucfbm5dtp

[smooth-c]

Just looks like this;

Publisher ID: pub-8796421228273350

What do I need to do in order to get it looking like your example? I'm not very learned in this field as i'm a beginner at this stage so a short guide would do wonders!

Thank you!

[davidw]

log into your adsense account http://www.google.com/adsense and click on Adsense setup tab. Then, click on AdSense for Search Improved! Walk through the steps and at the end, you will see your new partner-pub ID.

Don't forget to click Install.

[smooth-c]

Thank you very much!

[davidw]

Don't forget to click install